Ādi-līlā, Chapter 8
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ei saba nā māne yebā kare kṛṣṇa-bhakti kṛṣṇa-kṛpā nāhi tāre, nāhi tāra gati
SYNONYMS
ei—these; saba—all; nā māne—does not accept; yebā—anyone who; kare—executes; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotional service; kṛṣṇa-kṛpā—mercy of Kṛṣṇa; nāhi—is not; tāre—unto him; nāhi—there is not; tāra—his; gati—advancement.
TRANSLATION
One who does not accept the glories of the Pañca-tattva but still makes a show of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa can never achieve the mercy of Kṛṣṇa nor advance to the ultimate goal.
PURPORT
If one is seriously interested in Kṛṣṇa conscious activities, he must be ready to follow the rules and regulations laid down by the  ācāryas , and he must understand their conclusions. The  śāstra  says:  dharmasya tattvam nihitam guhāyām mahā-jano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ  ( Mahābhārata, Vana Parva  313.117). It is very difficult to understand the secret of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but one who advances by the instruction of the previous  ācāryas  and follows in the footsteps of his predecessors in the line of discipline succession will have success. Others will not. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Thākura says in this connection,  chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā : “Unless one serves the spiritual master and  ācāryas , one cannot be liberated.” Elsewhere he says:
ei chaya gosāñi yāṅra—mui tāṅra dāsa tāṅ-sabāra pada-reṇu mora pañca-grāsa
“I simply accept a person who follows in the footsteps of the six Gosvāmīs, and the dust of such a person’s lotus feet is my foodstuff.”
TEXT 8
পূর্বে যেছে জরাসন্ধ-আদি রাজগণ ।
বেদ-ধর্ম করি’ করে বিষ্ণুর পূজন ॥ ৮ ॥
pūrve yaiche jarāsandha-ādi rāja-gaṇa veda-dharma kari’ kare viṣṇura pūjana
SYNONYMS
pūrve—formerly; yaiche—as it was; jarāsandha—King Jarāsandha; ādi—heading; rāja-gaṇa—kings; veda-dharma—performance of Vedic rituals; kari’—doing; kare—does; viṣṇura—of Lord Viṣṇu; pūjana—worship.